Migraine Headaches Support Group
Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.
I'm coming off a migraine. I am an absolute idiot for some of the things I did and I can only hope others learn from my experience. My migraines are I believe hyploglycemia/ migraine related, and my mother also had this lovely combination.
1. BREAKFAST I usually start with a McDonald's egg and cheese which starts my day with some good protein. My wife and I were travelling and I saw a McGriddle special 2 for 3.00 which I ordered. This thing is loaded with sugar, simple carbohydrates and boom, I have a problem. My migraine from the day before which I had been battling with some success is back, courtesy of my taunting it with a big dose of sugar to start my day.
2. LUNCH I am Mr. Deathwish. I do realize I have to have lunch or something to eat around 12;00. So I go and order a slice of pizza. More garbage for my system. The cheap pizza will metabolize quickly.
3. Cold Others in my vacation house were sick and a a cold or fever makes things worse. Remember whenever you are sick, Mr. Migraine likes to join in.
4. Work Someone asked about work. On Friday I worked through my migraine. I am not sure you can't work; you feel like absolute s... working or not working, and this was something that could not be changed.
I did have a decent early lunch but should have had some other food around at 3:30. I am saying gain weight; vegetables like carrots and fruits like apples can help.
1. BREAKFAST I usually start with a McDonald's egg and cheese which starts my day with some good protein. My wife and I were travelling and I saw a McGriddle special 2 for 3.00 which I ordered. This thing is loaded with sugar, simple carbohydrates and boom, I have a problem. My migraine from the day before which I had been battling with some success is back, courtesy of my taunting it with a big dose of sugar to start my day.
2. LUNCH I am Mr. Deathwish. I do realize I have to have lunch or something to eat around 12;00. So I go and order a slice of pizza. More garbage for my system. The cheap pizza will metabolize quickly.
3. Cold Others in my vacation house were sick and a a cold or fever makes things worse. Remember whenever you are sick, Mr. Migraine likes to join in.
4. Work Someone asked about work. On Friday I worked through my migraine. I am not sure you can't work; you feel like absolute s... working or not working, and this was something that could not be changed.
I did have a decent early lunch but should have had some other food around at 3:30. I am saying gain weight; vegetables like carrots and fruits like apples can help.
My mom had a few chocolate covered raisins in the backseat of the car and I could smell them...and yes, I still have my migraine but the botox injections have made it much more bearable still! I can sniff out something that small that I can't have! The difference is I know how terrible these last seven plus months have been for me and I can't keep doing this. So, it is the diet...or I am I choosing to live my life in pain.
The choice is that simple. Do I want to choose how I want to live my life or do I want pain to choose how I'm going to live it for me?
I know that doesn't mean I am going to be pain-free always because being on the diet hasn't completely ended my migraines but it has made my start to the Arizona monsoon season easier for me. I'm taking baby steps here.
I knew it, I drank it, I haven't been to a wedding in years. It tasted wonderful. I paid for it dearly.
I'm feeling better today and it will be years, if ever that I do that again.